William Bright Morris, Flower Gathering With Coastal View Miniature A characterful 19th-century portrait of

A characterful 19th-century portrait of a French officer with a determined expression

Light craquelure in areas

His skin tones are remarkable for their flawless appearance

Frame with some knocks and general wear including losses to its gilding

and Paris where he spent several months studying the old masters at the Louvre

William Bright Morris, Flower Gathering With Coastal View Miniature A characterful 19th-century portrait ofThis charming landscape painting by British artist, William Bright Morris (1844 1912), depicts a woman gathering flowers by a rustic coastal cottage. Its an idyllic scene set against a dramatic sky in purple hues. On the right, the eye is drawn towards two windswept trees that stand with a perpetual lean, battered by coastal gales. While on the left, the shoreline extends towards a distant vanishing point, past a breaker that juts into the sea. The